Function installLinuxPackageUpdate

apps/desktop/src/main/updater.ts:399–427

(file: string)

}

async function installLinuxPackageUpdate(file: string): Promise<void> {
  const format = linuxPackageFormat(file)
  const script = elevatedInstallScript(format, file)
  if (!script) {
    // Unknown format — defer to electron-updater's own handling.
    updater?.quitAndInstall()
    return
  }

  setUpdateState(
    nextStateFromInfo(
      'downloaded',
      lastInfo,
      `Installing ZenNotes ${lastInfo?.version ?? ''}… approve the administrator prompt to finish.`
    )
  )

  try {
    // pkexec shows a graphical password prompt and runs the install as root.
    await execFileAsync('pkexec', ['sh', '-c', script])
  } catch (error) {
    handleLinuxInstallFailure(format, file, error)
    return
  }

  // The package was replaced on disk; relaunch into the new version.
  app.relaunch()
  app.quit()
}

function handleLinuxInstallFailure(
  format: LinuxPackageFormat,